| Unless they get in yet another squabble, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are reuniting for a concert tour.
They made the announcement at a New York nightclub on Tuesday adding a performance of their 1970 hit "The Boxer."
"Because we tend to [go on tour] every ten to twelve years, I think this is probably going to be the last time that we're going to do this," Simon added about the group's scheduled tour.
There has been talk of a tour since Simon & Garfunkel performed together to open the Grammy Awards ceremony in February, and they have done the logistical groundwork, said Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar a concert industry trade publication.
"It was the Grammys that forced it out of burial," Garfunkel said of their reunion.
The former duo has reserved dates at concert arenas across the country, according Bongiovanni.
The mega-selling folk-rock duo broke up more than three decades ago and they've had a fractious relationship since. They put their arms around each other after singing "The Sound of Silence" at the Grammys.
"We've known each other since the age of eleven. ... Forgive, forget, move on. It's not like you live forever in life," Simon said at Tuesday's press conference.
They've reunited periodically, most notably for a concert tour of stadiums in 1983 and for a series of shows in 1993, Bongiovanni pointed out.
The New York-bred duo, known for Garfunkel's angelic voice and Simon's writing prowess, scored hits with "The Boxer," "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
Offstage, these old friends had trouble creating the same harmony. When he was inducted as a solo artist into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, Simon said of Garfunkel, "I regret the ending of our friendship, and I hope that one day before I die we will make peace with each other.
After the audience applauded warmly, Simon deadpanned, "No rush."
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